Rice supply sufficient despite El Nino - NFA Quirino

From: www.pia.gov.ph

Cabarroguis, Quirino (12 January) — Despite the threat to rice sufficiency posed by the El Nino during the first quarter of 2010, the National Food Authority (NFA) provincial office has assured a steady supply of rice in the province for the next months.

Based on the stock inventory report issued by their office, a total of 9,010 bags of palay which is equivalent to 5,856 bags of rice aside from the 18,223 bags of rice stocked in their warehouse.

To further increase the rice supply in the province, Wilma Garingan, NFA Quirino economist said they will increase their palay procurement target from 100,000 bags in 2009 to 115,000 bags this year through their Palay Marketing Assistance for Legislators and Local Government Units (PALLGU) program.

Meanwhile, the NFA has also intensified its rice distribution program through its accredited rice outlets such as the Institutionalized Bigasan ni Gloria sa Palengke (BGP), rolling stores, Tindahan Natin Outlets (TNOs) and the Bigasang Bayan Outlets (BBO) funded by Congressman Junie E. Cua and Gov. Dax Cua.

To date, there is a total of 121 NFA accredited outlets: 55 active TNOs, 46 BBOs, 16 IBGPs and 4 Tindahan sa Parokya.

The TNOs and Tindahan sa Parokya are selling rice at P18.25/kg and P25- P30/kg for the BBOs and IBGPs.

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